Airplane take-off accelerator



May 8, 1934. c. A. R. BENEDICT AIRPLANE TAKE-OFF ACCELERATOR Filed April 2, 1930 Q In venior Patented May 8, 1934 r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AIRPLANE TAKE-OFF ACCELERATOR Charles A. R. Benedict, Edwardsville, Ill. Application April 2, 1930, Serial No. 441,097

1 Claim. (01. 2442) The invention has for its object to provide a s is the spring which moves the blade when device enabling airplanes to take-off from a rereleased by the trigger 7'; all other parts are stricted area. lettered as in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my apparatus I claim: attached to a portion of an airplane. A device for releasing an airplane secured to Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are similar views or modificaa fixed object by a rope, comprising a member tions of the same apparatus. secured to a rear part of the airplane, having a In all the figures A is the frame, B is the notch therein for receiving a bight of said rope, a blade, C is the tail skid, d is the pivot on knife device secured to'said member but mov- 10 which the blade moves, 6 is the rope holding able across said notch to cut the rope, a control the plane to a stationary object, I is the cutmeans extending from said knife device to a ting edge of the apparatus, g is the groove in location adjacent to the pilots position in the which the rope rests when ready for operation, airplane whereby the knife may be moved across h is the cable extending from the apparatus to the notch.

15 a point in the cabin near the pilot. In Figure 4 CHARLES ALLEN REID BENEDICT. 

